Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Electrical Engineer (70/30 Elec Bias)

Salary: £48,000 - £50,180 + Overtime (1.5x)

Shift Pattern:
Continental (4 on / 4 off - Days & Nights)

We're looking for a hands‑on Electrical Engineer with a strong electrical bias to join a busy manufacturing site. This is a replacement role due to a leaver, and we're looking for someone who can hit the ground running within an established engineering team.

You’ll be working on a wide range of heavy manufacturing equipment, carrying out fault finding, breakdowns and planned maintenance across the site.

• PLC fault finding on Siemens and Mitsubishi
• Electrical fault finding on sensors, relays and control panels
• Maintenance and breakdown support on heavy machinery
• Working on presses, crushers and gearboxes
• Supporting continuous improvement and site reliability
• Electrical bias is approximately 70% electrical / 30% mechanical

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Background in food manufacturing or food recycling (other manufacturing backgrounds considered)
• Strong electrical fault‑finding capability
• NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering
• A proactive, team‑focused approach

Join a department of 32 engineers, reporting into the Engineering Manager.

Clear opportunity to progress into a Team Leader role in the future.

Supportive team structure with ongoing development.

6am - 6pm

Continental shift pattern: 4 days on / 4 off / 4 nights on / 4 off

• Salary: £48,000 - £50,180 (top end dependent on experience)
• Overtime / Shift Allowance:
  Paid at 1.5x
• Holidays: 20 days + 8 bank holidays
• Pension: NEST
• Life Assurance: 3x salary
• Health Cover:
  Management level only
• Car/Van:
  Not provided